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Holidays in January 2008:
January 1:
New Year's Day
January 2:
Bank Holiday (many shops are closed)
January 3:
Bank Holiday (many shops are closed)
January 14:
Coming of Age Day (Seijin-no-hi)
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ELT Events CalendarSaturday, January 12th, 2008Japan Association for Language Teaching How Japanese and Germans can understand each other better through EnglishSpeaker: Reinhold Grinda Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Date: Saturday, January 12th, 2008 Location: Yamagata Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163 Description: The proximity of England makes it much easier for Germans, compared with Japanese people, to get thoroughly trained in everyday English. In both countries training in the English language ... (34 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching How Does Language Play Promote Language Learning?Speaker: Scott Gardner Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, January 12th, 2008 Location: Okayama Venue: Sankaku A Bldg., 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City Description: This workshop will introduce and put to use ideas that language play (puns, rhymes, riddles, metaphor, etc.) should not be seen as a distraction from classroom learning but rather ... (35 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Effects of Task Repetition in 'Poster Carousel'Speaker: Eiko Nakamura Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, January 12th, 2008 Location: Okayama Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City Description: This presentation begins with an introduction to 'Poster Carousel' as a type of task that provides learners opportunities to repeatedly use the knowledge they already have. Then we will ... (62 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Themed Tasks for the Communicative ClassroomSpeaker: Marcos Benevides Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, January 12th, 2008 Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center (a 5-minute walk from the Kokura train station for shinkansen, JR train) Description: Benevides will demonstrate a 'strong' task-based approach to communicative teaching. This will be based on his co-authored title, Widgets (2008 Longman), but will also be relevant to teachers seeking ... (65 more words)[more details]
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